eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2019

As a middle school Spanish teacher, my #1 goal is to have my students fall in love with learning a language the way I did in middle school. When learning a second language, it’s important to teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Cooperative activities: Question game. Grammar games.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2023

While using the calculator allowed students to quickly compute answers and a device with internet capabilities added the possibility of researching formulas and explanations, Wolfram|Alpha used the most current artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately solve mathematics problems using natural language processing.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

Think back to your days in middle school, specifically to what you did after you slung your backpack off at home and began to unwind. What would your answer have been if a teacher asked, “What am I doing outside of school that I want to tell other students about?”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In fact, some of the most powerful learning in my middle school science classroom has happened when I’ve pretended to NOT know the “right answer.” Our student population represents more than 30 languages, and many of them are new to learning English. Now that I’ve been a teacher for 15 years, I know this simply isn’t true.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2016

iTooch 6th Grade Language Arts. iTooch 6th Grade Language Arts is a resource for middle school language arts classrooms. Its five sections offer lessons, practice questions, and quizzes on a wide range of topics, including reading comprehension, grammar, composition skills, vocabulary, and communication.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2021

Kennedy Middle School would pivot to remote learning because of the pandemic. Her Title I school in Riviera Beach has a growing population of English language learners. Pear Deck allowed schools to use their platform for free because they understood that education must continue. Podcast: Leading Equity.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

After students have completed moving through the station rotation, I post these self-reflection questions for students to think about and discuss with a partner: On a scale of 1-5 (five being the highest), how well do you think the class did when moving from station to station? questions and helps students get on-task quickly.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The seven teams – Carnegie Learning, Carnegie Mellon University, Eedi, Rising Academies, the University of Colorado Boulder, Khan Academy, and the University of Florida – are committed to harnessing the potential of AI and machine learning to develop innovative, affordable interventions to enhance middle school math education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Traveling Science Workshops (TSW) are state curriculum-aligned, small group, in-classroom workshops that use simple, everyday materials and a hands-on approach to allow students to be scientists: exploring, observing, asking questions, and sharing discoveries. About MathWorks.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Hind Haddad, an Arabic language teacher in Columbus, Ohio, experienced many microaggressions as a Muslim educator. This narrow role was exhausting and disingenuous. I found myself dialing down my teacher self, showing up in ways that neither reflected nor respected my commitment to teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Soon, the tone of the workshop changed, and the group of middle schoolers was on its way to gaining proficiency in the fundamentals of full-stack development and adding one more coding language to their repertoire. Every day we get closer to answering those questions. What could we all gain from that additional investment?

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

The answer to that question, it turns out, depends a lot on two things: how your school identifies students for advanced math, and where you live. principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. Algebra is often considered a gateway class.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. I gave them permission to question the technology as well. These prompts require evidence and reasoning in a four or five sentence response.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

An innovative approach to student engagement Even before the pandemic, SPS saw levels of engagement plummet among the student population, especially in school attendance rates, due in part to an increase in mental health issues caused by social media. The question was not How do we get kids off their phones?

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. To say that the year has been a whirlwind is an understatement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

FEV’s lessons can be translated into multiple languages, giving English language learners a tool for helping with their schoolwork. Adell, principal of Newburg Middle School. I would recommend FEV Tutor because of the one-on-one live tutor who is present with each student,” said Nicole W. About FEV Tutor.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Students built the app using R, an open source programming language. Students are introduced to data-science terms and asked to answer questions based on the map, which Wong calls “knowledge checks.” It was middle school that experienced a gap. Sometimes it’s too boring for middle school students,” Shi says.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

. –Rebecca Bergstrom, Induction Coordinator, Adams 12 Five Star Schools In 2025 we will continue to see a shift toward learning opportunities that allow students to make real change in their communities. By 2025, well see districts moving toward comprehensive enterprise AI plans that benefit all areas of the system.To

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological launched three new sets of K-8 digital resources for remote teaching this fall: Smithsonian Science for the Classroom @HOME, Smithsonian Science and Technology Concepts Middle School@HOME , and Building Blocks of Science 3D@HOME. The new digital @HOME and Get Ready!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2017

But many parents in the affluent district—including some software engineers, Apple employees and a brain researcher—question the benefit of the devices, and hundreds have signed a petition to limit their use. And they resent being asked to pay hundreds of dollars for school equipment that state law says is the district’s responsibility.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

.” The two schools in the study are an elementary school and middle school in Schiller Park, Illinois, which reflect similar demographics to many schools across the country.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

These skill-building, multi-player games help students build critical skills in math, language arts, and social studies in a fun and entertaining way.   Randomized questions. To support academic integrity, randomized questions ensure each student is assigned unique problems to work on. 10 new learning games from Arcademics.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

Erin Haley, middle school teacher at The Bayshore School in Daly City, Calif.: “YES However, as I smile answering this question, I recall the parents who’ve asked for my address to jokingly drop their kid off at my front door. Noppinger, eighth grade math teacher at Dumbarton Middle School in Towson, Md.: “I

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2024

Viridiana Martinez’s family immigrated twice when she was in elementary school — once, from Mexico to Canada, and a second time to the United States. With each move, she had to learn a new language and adjust to a different culture. I understand that you had to learn a couple different languages as part of your schooling.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

When parents question things like assignments, or the practice of teaching that they see through their lenses, they may not be aware of the overall state of the class, or the range of abilities, disabilities, interests and considerations that go into the planning and teaching.” A brain experiencing trauma learns nothing. I miss my kids.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, district leaders and teachers sought a digital resource aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards, supportive of hands-on learning, and accessible to the district’s English Language Learners. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2018

In his recent edWebinar , Shannon Holden, assistant principal at Republic Middle School in Missouri, described how teachers can use WhatsApp and Edulastic for educational purposes. Take this exercise to the next level in a foreign language class by having students respond in a different language.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

IKNOW will combine the VR aspects of VOISS with AI features such as large language models to enhance the systems capabilities and allow more natural interactions than listening to prerecorded narratives and responding by pushing buttons.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke to Hadzovic about her experiences using AI in her instructional practices in middle school English classes. Aida Hadzovic English Language Arts Teacher, Brooklyn School District Hadzovic: At first, to be honest, I was hesitant. Like many teachers, I wasn’t sure about using AI in my teaching.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For English Language Arts (ELA) teachers, AI-powered writing tools help to provide immediate feedback, guiding students through the writing process and fostering a more personalized approach to learning. What are some of the most common concerns or questions that you’ve encountered when integrating AI tools into your teaching?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Our country is home to a wide range of diverse and vibrant cultures, and it’s important that we acknowledge and value the languages these students already bring with them when they enter U.S. It is important to get students exposed to coding and robotics early so it will be natural to them once they get to middle school and beyond.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

“What if schools could offer a different approach to STEM education that provided students with truly immersive learning opportunities?” During this week, schools replace their usual curriculum with projects aimed at building lunar colonies, creating interactive monsters, designing digital games, and practicing surgical techniques.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

A perennial question as technology improves is the extent to which it will change—or replace— the work traditionally done by humans. We recently completed an evaluation of an AI-equipped platform through which middle school students could draft, submit and revise argumentative essays in response to pre-curated writing prompts.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

No other subject comes close in terms of difficulty, with English ​​(16.8%), history (14.7%), science (12.3%) and world languages (11%) following way behind. They can get the help they need to understand a concept from class or delve deeper into subjects and figure out how to solve questions independently.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

I think students are reading and writing more than ever,” says Jeremy Hyler, an eighth-grade English teacher at Fulton Middle School in Michigan. “Is But first she has them examine the role formal and informal language plays in their own writing. “I Where was your conventional language? Is it quality writing?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Sometimes elementary and middle school teachers come across as apologetic about how “little” they are doing in relation to personalized learning. However, none of this would be successful without a the strong foundation students receive before they enter high school. But they’re doing more than they think.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2016

Independent academic research of New York City middle school students shows LightSail’s adaptive literacy platform helps sustain, grow reading performance in summer months. percent are English Language Learners (ELL). The demographics of the student cohort studied are 91.7 percent minority, with 88.8

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